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Richard Thomas
0 FOLLOWERS • 47 CREDITS • JUN 13, 1951 • 73
Biography
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Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951 height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) is an American actor, best known as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons. During his career, Thomas won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
During his career, Thomas won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.Thomas was born in Manhattan, the son of Barbara (née Fallis) and Richard S. Thomas, in 1951. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. He attended The Allen Stevenson School and the McBurney School in Manhattan. Thomas was seven when he made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello (1958) playing John Roosevelt, son of future U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Known For
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Law & Order
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Chicago P.D.
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Blue Bloods
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Bonanza
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White Collar
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The Blacklist
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Tony Awards
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Touched by an Angel
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The F.B.I.
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Elementary
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Ozark
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Night Gallery
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Rizzoli & Isles
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NCIS: New Orleans
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Tales from the Crypt
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The Practice
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Dave's World
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Promised Land
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The Outer Limits
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Nature
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Century City
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The Good Wife
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The Comey Rule
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The Americans
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Wonder Boys
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It
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The Unforgivable
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Precious Victims
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Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
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Glory! Glory!
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In the Name of the People
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
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1, 2, 3 Go
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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The Waltons
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I Can Make You Love Me
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Fifth of July
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Battle Beyond the Stars
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Barefoot In the Park
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What Love Sees
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Getting Married
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A Waltons Thanksgiving
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